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Nigerian Airports: FAAN, NSA Move To Stop Multiple Checks. - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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This is coming amidst the rising number of military and paramilitary personnel at the country’s international airports despite complaints from passengers and stakeholders.
The Managing Director of FAAN, Olubunmi Kuku, who spoke at the weekend in Lagos, stated that the agency and the office of the NSA have agreed to carry out short and long-term measures to address the issue of multiple checks.
She hinted at the creation of a joint coordination room where all the agencies could view CCTV cameras to ascertain what they were looking for.


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Nigerian Ambassador To Chad Hails MNJTF, Pledges More Support - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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February 1, 2023
Remawa–Ahmed gave the commendation when she visited the force Headquarters at Camp Farcha in N’Djamena, Chad.
Chief of Military Public Information for MNJTF, Lieutenant Colonel Kamarudeen Adegoke, made this known in a statement.
The ambassador praised the work of the MNJTF and its various Sectors in tackling the scourge of Boko Haram and Islamic State of West Africa Province ISWAP terrorists in the region.

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Nigerian Army Debunks Dismissed Soldier’s Claims, Caution Public - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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September 30, 2021
The Director, Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu, said this in a statement in Abuja.
Nwachukwu said that the dismissed soldier came up with the lies to whip up sentiment and defraud members of the public.
He said that Ahunanya passed through the rigorous military training but lacked the requisite qualities to progress with the profession.
According to him, Ahunanya is a bad egg and a cancerous element that negatively infiltrated the ranks, corrupting the good conduct and morale of troops in the process.
Nwachukwu further said that while in service, Ahunanya was rude, undisciplined, criminally minded and a very uncultured individual, who failed to imbibe the basic ethics and regimentation of the military profession.

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Nigerian Army holds 40 Days prayer To Commemorate The Late Chief Of Army Staff And Other Officers - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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June 30, 2021
In honorable memory of the deceased officers, a 40-day prayer was observed to commemorate the soul of late Chief of Army Staff, Ibrahim Attahiru and 14 other officers who died in the Beach Craft King Air 350 crash in Kaduna on May 21.
The 14 officers  who lost their lives in the crash are as follows; the Chief of Military Intelligence, Brig.-Gen. Abdulrahman Kuliya, Army Provost Marshal, Brig.-Gen. O.L Olayinka, Chief of Staff to Army Chief, Brig.-Gen. Idris Abdulkadir, Aide De Camp, Maj. L.A Hayat, Maj. M. Hamza, Flt.-Lt. T.O Asaniyi, Flt.-Lt. A.A Olufade, Sgt. Saidu Umar, Sgt. Adesina and Air Craftman Oyedepo.
The prayer held was led by Army Director of Islamic Affairs, Brig.-Gen. Shehu Mustapha who prayed for the departed souls to find peace and also sent his condolences to their families.
He said that at some point, Nigerians should understand that every soul must taste death, hence the need to always live right with God and that the event was to also pray for peaceful co-existence amongst Nigerians and for God to grant victory to the troops fighting in various fronts.
He added “We also used the opportunity to pray for their families, our service chiefs and all Nigerians for peaceful coexistence.
“We also sought God’s intervention in the security challenges that we are facing and we asked him if it is sin that we have committed that is making us to have difficulties, we asked him for mercy and forgiveness.
“We used this opportunity to pray for our leaders for Allah to continue to protect them and give them divine guidance to move the country forward,”
The Chief of Army Staff, Maj.-Gen. Faruk Yahaya, said it was prominent to pray for the officers who died in the unfortunate crash. He also added that the prayer was to show that the departed souls were still in their minds and continue to sympathize with their families. On closing remarks, he said we also pray for the country, the military and all other agencies that are fighting for the nation’s security and we pray for Allah to answer our prayers.


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Nigerian Army Reiterates Importance Of Training In Combating Insurgency - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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August 31, 2022
Yahaya reiterated this in Ogoja, Cross River, when he flagged off the Nigerian Army Inter Divisions Combat Company Orienteering Competition.
He also said that the competition would enhance the leadership development of junior commanders.
He commended the 82 Division on the choice of Ogoja for the competition, adding that the terrain provided all features needed for training of the nature.
Earlier, Major General Umar Musa, General Officer Commanding 82 Division Nigerian Army, acknowledged the emphasis the Nigerian Army under the current leadership of COAS placed on training.
He expressed confidence that the competition would be adventurous and entertaining.

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Nigerian Army Relocates Units To Epe, Enhances Military Presence - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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November 24, 2019
The Nigerian Army has relocated some of its unitsand formations located at Yaba to Epe to pave way for the expansion of railwayproject in Lagos State.
The units relocated are the 81 Division BaseOrdinance Depot, printing press and tailoring factory.
The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General TukurBuratai, during the ground breaking for the construction on Saturday, said thatthe relocation would lead to enhanced military presence in the area.
The Army Chief also commended the paramount ruler ofEpe, Oba Kamorudeen Animashaun, for his continuous support for Nigerian army inits operations and the relocation of the unit base to the area.
The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi,represented by Deputy Director, Rail Transport Services, Barry Odii, said thatthe ministry decided to support the army because of its cooperation inrelocating the units from Yaba railway corridor.
The Chairman, Epe Local Government Area, DoyinAdesanya said that the people of Epe were happy with the coming of the militaryto the area.

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Nigerian Army Remains Resolute In Tackling Security Challenges – COAS - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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December 7, 2021
Yahaya made this known in Abuja at the opening of the 2021 Chief of Army Staff Conference with the theme, “Building Nigerian Army’s Capacity in Combating Emerging Security Threats in a Joint Operating Environment”.
He said the military committed to tackling the enormous security challenges across the six geopolitical zones.
These, he said, ranged from increased banditry and kidnapping, activities of the proscribed Indigeneous Peoples of Biafra and its Eastern Security Network and wanton killings.
Yahaya said the army had continued to record remarkable successes in all areas of operations aimed at protecting the lives and property of all Nigerians.

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Nigerian Army Restates Commitment To End Insurgency, Buries 5 Soldiers - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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August 16, 2019
The Nigerian Army on Friday reiterated its commitment to end Boko Haram insurgency, restore peace and stability to the North-East.
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the incoming Theatre Commander,Operation Lafiya Dole, Major-General Olusegun Adeniyi stated this at the burialof five fallen heroes, at the Nigerian Army Cemetery, Maimalari Cantonment,Maiduguri.
Adeniyi said that the military wouldnot rest until it ensured total defeat of the insurgency and restoration ofpeace to the war tone region.
He described the fallen heroes as“gallant, courageous and brave soldiers”, who sacrificed their lives in thedefence of the country.
He added that the army had put inplace effective welfare scheme to take care of the families and children of thefallen heroes.
He advised the Next of Kin of thedeceased soldiers to contact him or Commanders of the Sector 2 and 29 Brigade,under which the slain soldiers served, if they experience difficulties ormisunderstanding regarding their welfare.
Adeniyi listed the fallen heroes toinclude Colonel Kenneth Elemele, Lance Corporals Ajijola Sunday, Oguntuase Ayo,Dimos Danial and Private Akinola Ayoola.
The commander prayed for the reposeof their souls and the families’ fortitude to bear the loss.


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Nigerian Army Seeks More Support Against Internal Insecurity - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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July 8, 2019
The Nigerian Army has called for more effectivecollaboration between security agencies and the people to tackle crime in AkwaIbom, Bayelsa, Delta and Rivers states.
General Officer Commanding, GOC 6 Division, PortHarcourt, Major General Jamil Sarham made this call in an interview in PortHarcourt, Rivers state.
He made the call on the sideline of a camp fireceremony organised to mark the end of the 2019 Nigerian Army Day Celebration.
Sarham decried the upsurge in criminality across thecountry and expressed optimism that ongoing efforts to end insecurity would besuccessful with synergy from stakeholders.
Sarham, represented by the Commander of 6 DivisionGarrison, Brigadier Genearal Adeola Kalejaiye, listed some of the insecuritythe army was tackling to include kidnapping and cultism.


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Nigerian Army To Carry Out Constitutional Mandate, Tasks Without Compromise – COAS - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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November 16, 2022
Chief of Army Staff Lieutenant General Faruk Yahaya made the pledge at the commissioning of the civil-military cooperation road project in the Ka’oje area, Bagudo local government area of Kebbi State.
He also noted the Army has been carrying out quick impactful projects through its interventions in communities across the country in an effort to strengthen its relationship with the people. Yahaya said he was in Ka’oje for the commissioning of the project, executed by the Director, Procurement Office of the Chief of Army Staff, Major-General Nasiru Usman-Mukhtar.
The Army Chief added that the one-kilometre road was commissioned in order to alleviate the hardship being faced by the people in the area.
Earlier, Usman-Mukhtar urged the benefiting community to utilise the road in order to improve their agricultural activities in the area.
Also speaking, Governor Bagudu, commended Yahaya and the Nigerian Army for complementing the efforts of the state government in providing infrastructure facilities in the state.

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Nigerian Athletes Hit Belgrade Today For World Indoors - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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March 16, 2022
Athletics Federation of Nigeria AFN President, Tonobok Okowa, who will lead the squad to Belgrade, said in a telephone chat, that the athletes would depart aboard Turkish Airline alongside their coaches, former hurdler, Seigha Porbeni and ex-sprinter, Endurance Ojokolo.
World and Olympic long jump medallist, Ese Brume and the men’s 4×400 miters quartet of Sikiru Adewale Adeyemi, Samson Oghenewegba Samson, Timothy Emewoghene and Ifeanyi Emmanuel Ojeli will be in the flight to Belgrade via Istanbul, Turkey, while Ruth Usoro, the Nigerian triple jump record holder, will fly from the United States of America to join the team for the championships.
Also expected to join the team is AFN’s Performance Director, U.S.-based former 400m hurdler, Victor Okorie. The Belgrade 2022 World Indoor Championship will hold from March 18 to 20.
Meanwhile, Okowa said he is hopeful the athletes will do Nigeria proud by winning medals in Belgrade.


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Nigerian Banking Sector: Titan Trust Bank To Take Over Union Bank - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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December 24, 2021
The Company Secretary of Union Bank, Somuyiwa Sonubi, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday.
According to him, the Board of Directors of Union Bank has received a notification from Union Global Partners Ltd. – UGPL – the holder of a majority shareholding in the bank – of the execution of a share sale and purchase agreement between UGPL, some of its other existing shareholders, and Titan Trust Bank Limited for the sale of an aggregate 89.39% of the issued share capital of Union Bank held by the sellers to the purchaser.
The completion of the transaction is, however, subject to obtaining applicable regulatory approvals and the fulfillment of certain conditions precedent.
Established in 1917 and listed on the Nigerian Stock Exchange in 1971, Union Bank is one of Nigeria’s long-standing financial institutions.
While it has a network of over 280 sales and service centres across the country, Titan Trust Bank began operation in October 2019.

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Nigerian Christian Pilgrims In Israel Pray For Country At Christmas - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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December 22, 2019
Nigerian Christians onpilgrimage to Israel have prayed collectively for God’s blessings upon thecountry.
The pilgrims, who arethe first batch of the Plateau State 2019 Pilgrims, include clergymen andwinners of the Second edition of the National Bible Quiz competition.
They prayedcollectively on pilgrimage to the Basilica of the Nativity, which is recordedas the historical birth place of Jesus Christ located in Bethlehem, Jerusalemin the West Bank.
TheExecutive-Secretary of Plateau State Christian Pilgrims Welfare Board, ReverendFather George Gorap, who led the pilgrims in prayer at the Holy Land, prayedfor a new lease of life for Nigerians.
Winner of the BibleQuiz contest Chukwuowo Jerry, described the visit to Israel as a wonderfulopportunity while thanking the Israeli Embassy and Nigeria for providingplatforms for pilgrims to gain experience.

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Nigerian Citizenship: FG Grants Approval To 286 Foreigners Out Of 600 Applications - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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February 9, 2022
Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, said the applications were
approved at the Federal Executive Council, FEC, meeting, which was
presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari, on Wednesday.
The Minister told State House correspondents that 208 of those
approved were granted citizenship by naturalisation while 78 others
were granted citizenship by registration.
Aregbesola said the approved applications cut across citizens from
different countries.
Lai Mohammed, minister of information and culture, described the
approval of the memo on citizenship as groundbreaking, adding that it
came at the time some Nigerians are saying the country is unfit to live
in, adding that many foreigners around the world apply daily for
Nigerian citizenship.
In 2017, the federal government granted Nigerian citizenship to 335
foreigners – out of the 500 applications received by the government.

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Nigerian Consulate In New York Laments Increasing Fake Divorce Documents - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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March 14, 2022
A report on the activities of the Consulate for 2021 obtained in New York, said that the documents, purportedly issued by various courts in Nigeria, were presented to the Consulate-General for certification.
According to the report, the Consulate rendered necessary assistance within its mandate, particularly through certification of documents to nationals to regularise their stay in the U.S. in 2021.
In addition, it said that the Consulate-General had succeeded in checking the forgery of authorisation letter from the Federal Ministry of Health for waiver to bring human remains back to Nigeria for burial.
It said that the Mission received and processed request for assistance from Nigerians in Prisons, as well as those stranded in the U.S. for various reasons.
However, it said that the Consulate-General was limited in this regard by budget constraints.


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Nigerian Economy: High Inflation, Fiscal Deficit To Persist - IMF - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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June 17, 2022
According to the lender, the fiscal deficit of the consolidated
government is expected to remain high at 6.1 per cent of the nation’s
Gross Domestic Product majorly due to costly petrol subsidies and
limited tax revenue collections.
This was contained in a statement issued after meetings between an IMF
team and Nigerian authorities.
They discussed recent economic and financial developments, and the
economic outlook for the country. According to them, Nigeria’s
economic growth is driven by services and agriculture, with the GDP
growth reaching 3.6 per cent – year-on-year – in the first quarter of 2022.
Despite this growth, they said the oil sector had been dragging the
economy with weakening oil production driven by persistent security
and technical challenges.
They further said that a renewed surge in food prices, exacerbated by the
war in Ukraine, and raising food security concerns pushed inflation to
17.7 per cent in May, adding that over 40 per cent of the Nigerian
population live below the poverty line.
The IMF said that despite supportive oil prices, gross foreign exchange
reserves fell to $38.6bn at end of May 2022.


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Nigerian, Egyptian Armed Forces, Major Players In Africa – Defence Chief - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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March 2, 2022
He spoke as representative of the Chief of Defence Staff, General Lucky Irabor, at the opening of the second Joint Military Cooperation Committee meeting of both forces at Nigeria’s Defence Headquarters.
Jolasinmi said that the two armed forces had demonstrated the willingness to further strengthen existing diplomatic and defence collaboration mooted during the maiden meeting in Cairo in 2021.
According to him, Nigeria and Egypt have nurtured cordial diplomatic relationship and shared experience in the fight against insurgency and other forms of crimes bedevilling the two.
He said that agreement reached at the first meeting including training of special force personnel, air defence, defence industries and military museum, had been fully achieved.
In his remarks, Major General Mohammed Salah, Egyptian Assistant Minister of Defence for International Relations, said the conference would further improve the objective of military cooperation between the two countries.


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Nigerian Envoy In N/York Assures Investors Of Government’s Commitment - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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September 21, 2019
TheConsul General of Nigeria in New York, Benaoyagha Okoyen says the FederalGovernment remains committed to due process in its contractual agreements withinvestors.
Speakingat the 2019 US-Africa Business Expo in New York, Okoyen assured existing andpotential investors in Nigeria that the days of underhand dealings were over.
Hesaid investors on their part, should also realise that it was no longerbusiness as usual, and be ready to engage in doing business without anyagenda.
Accordingto Okoyen, the government is also making deliberate efforts to encouragebusinesses and protect them, in addition to enhancing its dispute resolutionmechanisms.
TheEnvoy was responding to a question by a participant, who accused the governmentof consistently failing to uphold its contractual obligations.

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Nigerian, Ghanian Women Journalists Exchange Ideas On Way Forward For Journalism - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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July 22, 2019
The National President of Nigeria Association of WomenJournalists, NAWOJ Ifeayinwa Omowole says mentorship of up-coming journalistsis key to ensuring proper practice of the profession
Speaking during an interactive session with members of GhanaAssociation of Women in Media in Accra, she said it was for this reason thatNAWOJ introduced mentorship programme for graduates of Mass Communication inNigeria to keep them abreast with new techniques in reportage.
According to Omowole, the programme will prepare themind-set of young female journalists to develop interest in all the variousbeats in newsrooms. She explained that passion for the profession was necessaryfor practitioners to live up to their responsibilities
In her remarks, President of Ghana Association of Women inMedia, Mavis Kitcher called on women journalists to strive towards updatingthemselves on modern trends in journalism as well as Information andCommunication Technology , ICT. She said that knowledge of ICT wasinevitable,as such the need for capacity building could not be over emphasized.


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Nigerian Govt Grants NCC More Time To Resolve Illegal Data Deduction - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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November 12, 2019
The federal government has granted the request ofthe Nigeria Communications Commission NCC for an extension of the five daysultimatum issued it by the government to resolve issues of illegal datadeduction in the country.
The Minister of Communication and Digital Economy,Isa Pantami, granted the extension with the understanding that the commissionwill resolve these issues within the shortest time possible.
The commission had asked for more time to enable itproperly re-strategise and fully implement long term solutions as directed, tothe challenges.
In a statement sent to Premium Times by thespokesperson to Pantami, Uwa Suleiman, on Saturday, said the appeal wascontained in a letter sent by the Executive Vice Chairman of the commission,Umar Danbatta, to Pantami.
Pantami had ordered the immediate stoppage ofUnstructured Supplementary Service Data deductions by network providers inNigeria.

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Nigerian Judiciary: Court Orders Increase In Salaries For CJN, Other Judges - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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July 15, 2022
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Sebastine Hon, filed a suit seeking an upward review of the emoluments and salaries of judges in Nigeria.
He argued that the salaries of Nigerian judges have remained stagnant since 2008 when they were last reviewed.
Hon sought among others, in his suit, an order compelling the National Assembly, the Attorney-General of the Federation and the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission, RMAFC, to increase the salaries and allowances of judges in the country.
In her ruling, the trial judge, Osatohanmwen Obaseki-Osaghae, said judges have been victims of great injustice and described their poor salaries as a national shame.
The court ordered the RMAFC to immediately raise the salary of the Chief Justice of Nigeria to N10 million monthly from the current N3.4 million per annum, said to be far below what is earned by his counterparts in other countries.
The judge also ordered the RMAFC to review the salaries of other heads of courts and their judges ranging between N9 million to N7 million monthly.


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Nigerian Missions In U.S Raise Alarm Over Fake Passport Website - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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September 3, 2021
This is contained in a notice jointly issued by the Embassy of Nigeria in Washington, DC, the Consulate-General of Nigeria in New York and the Consulate-General of Nigeria in Atlanta.
The missions warned Nigerians against using unauthorised websites and the need for them to seek proper guidance on passport applications.
They also warned that the fake website was defrauding unsuspecting Nigerians by directing them to make payments, which are unauthorised by the missions.
The missions advised applicants outside Nigeria to apply through the official websites of the respective embassies and consulates where they intend to process their passports.
In addition, the Consulate-General advised all passport applicants to channel their enquiries to the consulate through the right place.

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Nigerian Missions In U.S Raise Alarm Over Fake Passport Website - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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September 3, 2021
This is contained in a notice jointly issued by the Embassy of Nigeria in
Washington, DC, the Consulate-General of Nigeria in New York and the
Consulate-General of Nigeria in Atlanta.
The missions warned Nigerians against using unauthorised websites and
the need for them to seek proper guidance on passport applications.
They also warned that the fake website was defrauding unsuspecting
Nigerians by directing them to make payments, which are unauthorised
by the missions.
The missions advised applicants outside Nigeria to apply through the
official websites of the respective embassies and consulates where they
intend to process their passports.
In addition, the Consulate-General advised all passport applicants to
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Nigerian Mobile Subscribers Hit 210m In August —- NCC - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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December 12, 2022
Executive Chairman of the commission, Umar Dambatta, stated this at the NCC Day at the 43 Kano International Trade Fair.
Dambatta, who was represented by the Deputy Director, Consumer Affairs of the agency, Banji Ojo, explained that internet subscribers in the country had exceeded 152.2 million with a broadband penetration of 44.56 per cent.
According to him, Information and Communication Technology, ICT, is not the only fastest growing industry but it is also an important enabler of innovation and development.
He said the commission had embarked on digital literacy training for entrepreneurs across the six-geopolitical zones of the country.
Also in a remark, the Interim Chairman of the Kano Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture, KACCIMA, Ahmed Aminu, applauded the NCC for promoting the telecommunication industry. Aminu said the fair was organised to enhance commerce and industry, and also to showcase the talents and products of Small and Medium Enterprises, SMEs, with the aim of boosting the economy

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Nigerian Pilgrims Begin Movement From Madinah To Makkah Today Says NAHCON - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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July 18, 2019
The National HajjCommission of Nigeria, NAHCON has contracted the transportation of thirty fivethousand Nigerian pilgrims from Madinah to Makkah to a Madinah-based transportcompany.
The Commission’sCoordinator for the 2019 Hajj in Madinah, Ahmed Maigari announced this to journalists while inspecting the busesin Madinah.
He said the vehicleshad all it takes to give the pilgrims the comfort they needed, adding that theycontained refrigerator, wi-fi and toilets among other facilities.
Maigari said thetransportation would begin with 3,801 pilgrims from Katsina and Lagos Stateswith a repeat tomorrow Friday with the two states.
Earlier, the Manager,Madinah branch of the transporting company, Talal Sheriff assured thecommission of hundred per cent ready to convey the pilgrims to Makkah with allthe comfort attached.K��j��?


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Insecurity: NSE Urges FG To Deploy Space Assets - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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August 19, 2019
The Nigerian Society of Engineers has called on theFederal Government to deploy space assets to address the nation’s securitychallenges.
President of NSE, Adekunle Mokuolu, made the call onMonday in Abuja, during the First Distinguished Lecture organised by Giribranch of the society.
The lecture, with the theme, “Application of SpaceTechnology: A Tool for Enhancing National Security.
Mokuolu, who was represented by the Deputy Presidentof the society, Babagana Mohammed, said expectations were high from thecitizens for government to address the lingering insecurity in the country.
He therefore enjoined the government to harness theavailable space and engineering capabilities in the country to resolveinsecurity and related challenges.

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Nigerian Student’s Death: FG To Take On Ukraine Varsity Over Alleged Negligence - Dabiri-Erewa - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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February 1, 2022
Chairman of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, NIDCOM, Abike
Dabiri-Erewa said this during a visit to the student’s family in Ebute
Metta, Lagos State.
Fadlullah Agboluaje, a Nigerian student had arrived in Lviv, Ukraine on
January 8, 2022, and was reported dead, a day later.
Dabiri-Erewa described Fadlullah’s death as an unfortunate, rude shock
and avoidable occurrence.
Dabiri-Erewa in a statement by NiDCOM spokesman Gabriel Odu said
Nigerian authorities in Ukraine are providing assistance to disclose
issues that led to the student’s death.

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Nigerian Transport: FG Contemplates Solar-Powered Tricycles In 2019 - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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April 19, 2019
The Federal Government has announced plans to introduce solar-powered tricycles and motorcycles into the Nigerian transport system in 2019.
The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, stated this at the swearing-in ceremony of newly elected executives of Amalgamated Commercial Tricycle & Motorcycle Owners, Repairs and Riders Association of Nigeria in Abuja.
The minister, who was represented by the Director, Road Transport and Mass Transit Administration of the Ministry Anthonia Ekpa, said the initiative would solve the fuel challenges faced by motorcycles and tricycles riders.
He, however, said that road transport remains the most critical and accessible to all Nigerians, urging the new ACOMORAN president to ensure that his members obey all traffic laws.
The Chairman Senate Committee on Land Transport, Gbenga Ashafa, congratulated the new president, urging him to ensure that his members were law abiding.


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Nigerian Youths Capable Of Finding Solutions To Challenges Facing Country, Africa – APC - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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August 13, 2021
The All Progressives Congress APC has said that Nigerian youths are capable of finding solutions to some of the toughest challenges facing the country and the African continent.
The National Youth Representative in the APC Caretaker and Extra-ordinary Conversation Planning Committee, Ismaeel Ahmed made this known in statement to commemorate with Nigerian youths on the International Youth Day IYD.
The Day is celebrated annually on August 12 to bring youth issues to the attention of the international community and celebrate the potential of youth as partners in today’s global society.
He added that the APC leadership and government of President Muhammadu Buhari were committed to providing opportunity for young people to ensure they were not only the leaders of tomorrow, but also leaders of today.
He said that the utmost goal of the APC CECPC and the party’s leadership was in building skills to strengthen youth leadership in party administration, governance, business and academia.
He added that the goal of the party’s leadership was also to provide young entrepreneurs with capital and network to grow a start-up.


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Nigerian Youths Laud Buhari On Osinbajo-Led Health Sector Reform Committee - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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September 7, 2021
NYU’s National President, Chinonso Obasi, in a statement in Abuja, said
that access to affordable and quality health care was every citizen’s right.
President Buhari approved the setting up of a committee for development
and implementation of a Health Sector Reform programme for Nigeria.
The committee, to be chaired by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, will
work in collaboration with state governments and the FCT
administration.
The presidency had said that the approval of the committee was sequel to
a Health Sector Diagnostic Review Report, developed by a consultant,
Vesta Healthcare Partners and the Federal Ministry of Health.
Obasi recalled that the NYU alongside other youth and students’
associations held an advocacy protest demanding for a health sector
reform in Nigeria.
He said that the Buhari’s approval was coming months after the
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Nigerians Abroad: FG Concerned About Welfare Of Nigerians In Ethiopian Prisons Says Ministry - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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May 29, 2019
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs says FederalGovernment is concerned about the welfare of Nigerians in Ethiopian Prisons andremains committed to all matters pertaining to welfare of Nigerians abroad.
This is contained in a statement by its ActingSpokesperson, Friday Akpan, in Abuja.
It stated that welfare of Nigerians abroad was ofcardinal importance to the government.
Akpan refuted the insinuation in some quarters thatNigerians who had legal issues abroad were convicted due to lack of adequatelegal representation.
The spokesperson also said that it was not true that“over 150 Nigerians languish in Ethiopian prison” as being insinuated in somequarters.
According to him, the Nigerian Embassy conductsregular consular visitations to Nigerians in various prisons in Ethiopia.
According to him, the issue at hand has beenidentified as a critical topic for the proposed Senior Officials Meeting of theNigeria-Ethiopia Joint Ministerial Commission scheduled to hold in Addis Ababain June.


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Nigerians, Good Ambassadors In Japan – Envoy - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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January 20, 2022
The envoy gave the commendation in a statement signed by the Media, Public Relations and Protocol Unit of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission NiDCOM, Gabriel Odu, and made available to newsmen in Abuja.
According to the statement, the ambassador gave the commendation when he visited the Chairman of NiDCOM, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, in her office in Abuja.
The envoy commended the efforts of NiDCOM, saying that Nigerians in Japan are doing well and are good ambassadors of their country.
He said that the purpose of the visit was to promote grassroots exchange system between the people of Nigeria and Japan.
Also, he said that it was to learn the structure of NiDCOM in order to look into the possibility of replicating same in their country to cater for about 1.4 million Japanese in the Diaspora.
Responding, Dabiri-Erewa expressed joy on the score card of Nigerians resident in Japan by the envoy, saying there is a strong union of Nigerians in Japan who are doing great exploits.

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Nigerians Ignore PoS Transactions Over Charges - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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March 9, 2020
The Nigerian Inter bank Settlement System, NIBSS says the volume of electronic payment transactions through Point of Sale PoS terminals has fallen by 4.83 billion in one month. It dipped from 46.13 billion deals in December 2019 to 41.3 billion in January.
ThePoS transaction fall in cash value is 60 billion naira. Merchants- retailoutlets in the e-payment value chain-continue to collect 50 naira Stamp Dutycharge per transaction from PoS users. The transaction value fell from 373billion to 313 billion naira in December 2019 and January 2020,
Itwas gathered that collection of the illegal charge by merchant’s petrolstations, supermarkets and other business owners that deploy the machines forpayment has continued against the Central Bank of Nigeria’s CBN’s order thatpayment by customers should be stopped.
TheNIBSS data also showed that the decline in PoS usage occurred despite increasein the number of registered PoS terminals by the banks from 446,453 to 449,998in December 2019.
ThePresident of the Bank Customers Association of Nigeria, Uju Ogubunka, condemnedthe continuous collection, in spite of the CBN’s directive that it should stop.


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Nigerians In Ghana: Three Federal Ministries To Intervene In Maltreatment Of Traders – Dabiri-Erewa - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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November 16, 2020
At least three federal ministries will be responding to the closure of shops belonging to Nigerians in Ghana, CEO of the Nigerians In Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, said on Monday.
The intervention comes after 753 Nigerian traders signed a document asking the federal government to help them return to Nigeria, Dabiri-Erewa said on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily.
The ministries include Foreign Affairs, Interior, and Trade and Investment. The NIDCOM chief added that President Muhammadu Buhari is on top of the situation but was skeptical about the shops being opened before the Ghanaian elections are held in December.

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Nigerians In S'Africa Protest Against Xenophobic Attacks - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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August 30, 2019
A group of Nigerians on Thursday staged a protest at the Nigerian High Commission in Pretoria, South Africa’s capital.
Read This: Xenophobia: 2 Nigerians Stabbed To Death In South Africa
Theprotesters, mostly victims of xenophobic attacks in South Africa said they areangered by the recent massive looting of foreign-owned shops in the city bysome South Africans.
Manyof the protesters lamented that they have lost their goods and businessinvestments to the looting spree which occurred on Wednesday at PretoriaBusiness district.
Theprotesters in separate interviews told Channels Television that the protest wasneeded because they are now feeling unsafe in the foreign country.
Theyclaimed that Nigerian representatives are South Africa are slow towardsresponding to their plight.
However, Defense Adviser, Nigerian High Commission in South Africa, Abubakar Mustapha condemned the protesters for venting anger on the commission by destroying some properties.


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Nigerians In Singapore Advocate Electronic Passport Application Process - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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September 14, 2021
The President of NIDO-Singapore chapter, Birinengi Harry, gave the advice in an interview with Newsmen in Abuja.
He was speaking on the heels of the red flag been raised by the Nigerian Consulate in New York warning against a fake website claiming to register and renew passports.
He identified e-governance, including accessibility, simplification of processes and transparency to be the potential benefits of electronic passport applications that could far outweigh the application risks.
He, however, urged government and Nigeria diplomatic missions to transit faster into the digital space, so as to achieve targets.

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Nigerians Lament As Motorists Hike Transport Fares Amid Fuel Scarcity - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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May 31, 2023
Reports say the situation found that the fares for both intrastate and interstate commuting increased significantly in most parts of the country.
In many of the places visited, transport fares jumped by over 100 per cent, depending on the routes.
Fuel queues returned to Nigerian cities as many motorists scrambled to get petroleum products hours after President Bola Tinubu announced that the government will put an end to the fuel subsidy regime.
It will be recalled that Tinubu in his inaugural address at Eagle Square, Abuja, declared that there would no longer be a petroleum subsidy regime as it was not sustainable.


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Nigerians’ Money: Ghanaian Authorities Have No Intention To Confiscate - High Commission - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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Nigeria High Commission in Accra, Ghana has refutedsocial media report that Nigerians living in Ghana without resident permit willnot be able to withdraw their money from the banks as from November.
In a statement signed by the Head of Chancery,Abdulazeez Ibrahim, the Mission described the report as ‘fake news’.
The Mission, therefore, assured Nigerians withbanking operations in Ghana to disregard the news, stressing “Relevant Ghanaianauthorities have disclaimed such directives and appeal to all and sundry toremain calm.”
The High Commission, however, assured all Nigerianswith banking operations in Ghana to remain calm.

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Nigerians Now Eat N1.2bn Local Rice Daily – RIFAN - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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July 4, 2019
The Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria RIFAN saysNigerians now consume rice worth 1.2 billion naira daily.
The President of the Association, Aminu Goronyodisclosed this while addressing newsmen in Abuja.
Goronyo explained that from 2015 till date, therewas no official exchange of currencies for rice importation into the country asit was in the past.
He said that Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN’sintervention through its Anchor Borrowers programme made Nigeria to achieverice sufficiency with such high consumption of locally produced rice.
He commended the CBN for its interventions inensuring rice sufficiency in the country.
The President warned the general public to be waryof fraudsters who might want to use the name of the association for selfishinterest.
He specifically, warned that there was nothing like“RIFAN CBN Modern Anchor Borrowers Contractor” as published in some newspapersand urged the public to disregard it.


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Nigerians React As Buhari Replaced NECO Registrar, With Northern - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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May 21, 2020
President Muhammadu Buhari has come under attack over the sack of the Registrar, National Examination Council, NECO, Prof. Charles Uwakwe.
It is reported that Ex NECO registrar was sacked on Wednesday for fraudulent practices and suppression of official records.
Four other top management officials of the council were also dismissed after investigation.
Mr Abubakar Gana was immediately appointed as the acting Registrar.
This did not go down well with some Nigerians who took to their Twitter pages, accusing the President of practicing nepotism.
They lamented that the replacement of the registrar with a Northerner is pure nepotism and injustice.
This are some reactions from people about the dismissal of the registrar and who is appointed as his replacement.
@Mr_temitope “Another Abubakar is the acting Registrar. Yes, the former registrar was sacked for corruption which is a grave offence and should be prosecuted but is there no incorruptible Nigerian from another region or tribe? Well those that support nepotism should enjoy it while it lasts.”
@Petre_mc “Mr president continues to systematically eliminate the southerners while replacing them with Northerners. Rwandans genocide na like this it started oh.”
@Faith “Yes another sack to replace them with the most Educated and wise people from the North. It’s not strange anymore. “


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Nigerians Urged To Show Love The Less Privilege - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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August 24, 2019
Nigerianshave been asked to show some love to the less privileged in the society,especially with the current economic hardship in the country.
Wifeof the member representing Jaba Constituency in Kaduna state House of Assembly,Comfort Samson Dikko stated this while distributing bags of maize corn flowerto the less privilege across the ten wards of Jaba constituency.
Comfortsaid collective empowerment of the citizens will reduce dependence ongovernment and create the ability for wealth to be distributed to the lessprivileged.


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Nigerians Well-Being: CBN Reiterates Commitment To People Oriented Policies - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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July 28, 2019
The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN says it is committed todrive policies that will impact on the lives and well-being of Nigerians.
The CBN Director, Corporate Communication Department, IsaacOkorafor in a statement said the bank was not unaware that some of its policiesmight hurt some business interests but CBN remained focused on the overarchingwelfare of the masses.
He explained that Nigeria and the welfare of all Nigerianscame first in all the policy considerations, being an apolitical organisation.He said the planned policy to put restriction on sale of forex for theimportation of milk from the Nigerian foreign exchange market was aimed atpromoting local production of milk in the country.
According Okorafor, some interests, who feel hurt by the plannedpolicy to boost local production of milk are misleading the public on socialmedia by misrepresenting the case for investments in local milk production.
The Spokesperson said for the avoidance of doubt, milkimportation was not banned as the apex bank had no such power.


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Nigerians’ll Pay Higher Electricity Tariffs, FG Promises IMF - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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May 5, 2020
Nigerians will pay much higher tariff for power in 2021, going by promises made by the Federal Government to the International Monetary Fund while seeking the 3.4 billion dollars emergency financial assistance recently approved for Nigeria.
The Executive Board of the IMF approved the Rapid Financing Instrument, which the Federal Government plans to use to address the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in the country, on April 28.
A Letter of Intent, jointly signed by the Finance Minister, Zainab Ahmed, and the Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, and addressed to the IMF Managing Director, Kristalina Georgieva, indicated that the Federal Government made a number of promises to the fund in order to secure the financial assistance.
One of the promises, or commitments, which the government made in a bid to assure the executive board of the IMF of its readiness to reposition the Nigerian economy after the pandemic, is that Nigerians would pay full cost-reflective tariff for power in 2021.
The Federal Government also told the IMF it intends to cap electricity tariff shortfalls to 380 billion naira in 2020.


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Nigeria’s 2022 Budget: Less Than 1% Allocated To Women’s Economic Empowerment - Civic Group - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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March 8, 2022
An analysis of the 2022 budget by DRPC shows that only N103 billion
which is 0.60 per cent was allocated to women’s economic
empowerment when measured as a percentage of the total spending plan.
The 2022 allocation to Women Economic Empowerment, WEE, projects
is however a 101 per cent (N103 billion) increase compared to the 2021
(N51.3 billion) budget, DRPC said, adding that many of the MDAs have
increased funding commitment for WEE.
The organisation defined the concept of WEE as the transformative
process by which women and girls go from having limited power, voice,
and choice at home and in the economy to having the skills, resources,
and opportunities needed to access and compete equitably in markets
and the agency to control and benefit from economic gains.
The report recommended sustained momentum for increased budgetary
provisions to WEE and the creation of an institutional coordinating
mechanism/framework for tracking the gender impact of budget
implementation.
The organisation calls for promoting gender sensitivity in the
procurement process on WEE projects and ensuring women’s inclusion
in the budget process.


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Nigeria's Anniversary: Buhari Directs Release Of N600bn For Capital Projects - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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October 1, 2019
PresidentMuhammadu Buhari has directed the Ministry of Finance, Budget and NationalPlanning to release six hundred billion naira for Capital Expenditure inthe next three months.
ThePresident, who gave the directive today in his nationwide broadcast to markNigeria’s 59Independence Anniversary in Abuja, said thedirective was informed by his administration’s desire to significantly increaseinvestments in the nation’s critical infrastructure.
Accordingto Buhari, the implementation of the 2019 Capital Budget, which was onlyapproved in June 2019, will be accelerated to ensure that critical priorityprojects are completed or substantially addressed.
Henoted that the Federal Government had so far released one point seven trillionnaira for execution of various capital projects in 2018 fiscal year.
ThePresident explained that the exchange rate in the last three years had remainedstable, with robust reserves of forty two point five billion dollars, upfrom twenty three billion dollars in October 2016.

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Nigeria’s Artefacts: Buhari Demands Return Of More Sculptures From Abroad - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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February 22, 2022
Presidential spokesman, Garba Shehu, in a statement in Abuja, said the
Nigerian leader made the appeal in the aftermath of the return of two
important Nigerian artefacts from Britain.
The president welcomed the official handover, on Saturday, of the
Okwukor and the Head of an Oba of Benin bronzes, to the Oba of Benin,
Oba Ewuare II.
They were repatriated from the University of Cambridge and University
of Aberdeen, respectively, in the United Kingdom, after 125 years of
their leaving the territory of present-day Nigeria.

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Nigeria's Buhari Orders Lifting Of Twitter Ban - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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October 1, 2021
President Buhari said Nigerians could continue to use the platform for “business and positive engagements”.
In a speech marking the country’s Independence Day, the president said that a presidential committee had engaged with Twitter on a number of issues from national security, to fair taxation and dispute resolution.
The federal government suspended Twitter’s operations in June after the social media platform deleted a tweet by President Buhari.
The suspension led to strong criticism from human rights organisations and press freedom advocates.
Despite the ban, no arrests or fines were imposed during this period for journalists or media houses who kept using the platform.

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Nigeria’s Candidate For WTO DG Election - Buhari Nominates Okonjo-Iweala - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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June 5, 2020
President Muhammadu Buhari confirmed the nomination on Thursday in an official announcement through the Nigerian Embassy and Permanent Mission to the African Union (AU) and United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
In the diplomatic note to inform all member countries’ embassies and permanent missions, President Buhari said he was communicating Nigeria’s decision to withdraw the candidacy of Yonov Frederick Agah for the election.
He did not disclose the reasons for the withdrawal of Mr Agah’s candidature. Mr Agah is currently one of the four deputy directors-general of the WTO. He was first appointed deputy director-general October 1, 2013. He was reappointed for a second four-year term on October 1, 2017. His tenure runs out on October 1, 2021.
The President said Mrs Okonjo-Iweala would serve as Nigeria’s Candidate for the term 2021 – 2025 at the elections scheduled for in Geneva, Switzerland in 2021.
A renowned global finance expert, Mrs Okonjo-Iweala, is an economist and international development professional with over 30 years experience, having worked in Asia, Africa, Europe, Latin America and North America.
She is currently the Chair of the Board of Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance; a member of the Boards of Standard Chartered PLC and Twitter Inc, and was recently appointed as African Union (AU) Special Envoy to mobilise International Financial Support in the fight against COVID-19, as well as Special Envoy for the World Health Organization  Access to COVID-19 Tools Accelerator.
Twice Nigeria’s Finance Minister (2003-2006) and (2011-2015), Mrs Okonjo-Iweala also served briefly as Nigeria’s Foreign Minister in 2006, the first Nigerian woman to hold both positions.
She had a 25-year career at the World Bank as a development economist, rising to the position of managing director (operations).
As finance minister, Mrs Okonjo-Iweala steered Nigeria through a varying degree of reforms, particularly on macroeconomic, trade, financial and real sector issues.


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Nigeria’s Creativity, Tourism Sectors Can Top World- Budget Minister - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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November 19, 2021
He said this at the 2021 African Statistics Day celebration with the theme: “Modernising National Statistical Systems to support Socio-Cultural Development in Africa” in Abuja.
According to him, Nigeria has a large and creative youth population, the world’s second-largest movie-producing industry, Africa’s most prominent music industry and a rich and diverse cultural heritage.
Agba said that the Federal Government had put in place a National Policy for Culture and currently implementing several intervention programmes for the socio-cultural development of the country through the Federal Ministry of Information and Culture.
He said that the 2021 celebration was in line with an aspect of the vision of the Federal Government, which was devoted to raising awareness on the importance of credible statistical production processes and the usage for evidence – based policy formulation.
He therefore urged users and producers of statistics in Nigeria to establish a strong synergy to ensure that data produced were relevant and useful.

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Nigeria’s Current Food System Weak, Vulnerable To Shocks, Says Minister - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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August 24, 2021
Shehuri disclosed this at this year’s Feed Nigeria Summit held in Abuja.
Represented by the Director, Federal Department of Agriculture, Karima Babangida, Shehuri said the summit would assist the Ministry to re-examine the weak link, with a view to strengthening it for an agricultural system that will work for Nigeria and stabilise food security.
He said that the Ministry was determined to create a functional food system that will guarantee all citizens unrestricted access to good quality, nutritious and safe food.
Karima added that for a sustainable food system, the country must rise to overcome the challenges of poor quality food supplies, hunger, malnutrition and improper habit of promoting food wastage.
Also speaking, the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Muhammad Nanono, said the country may produce enough food to eat, but people will still sleep with hunger because they did not have enough money to buy the food.


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Nigeria’s Deficit Spending Rises 33% To Over n7trn In 11 Months - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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January 6, 2022
The deficit recorded represents 9.2 per cent above the N6.449 trillion
aggregate deficit in the 2021 budget.
Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed,
disclosed this yesterday at the Public Presentation of 2022 budget, in
Abuja, saying as at the end of November, deficit spending had risen to
N7.052 trillion, instead of the prorata figure of N 5.911 trillion.
According to Ahmed, the 2021 budget implementation report was
provisional, capturing only the first 11 months, an indication that the
deficit figure could be higher when the budget implementation report for
the full year is concluded.
She disclosed that as at November 2021, the federal government
aggregate revenue was N5.51 trillion (74% of target), which justified the
deficit spending, as according to her, it would not have been possible for
the economy to exit the recent recession without such a strategy.

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Nigeria's Devt: Tinubu Meets Dangote, BillGates At Presidential Villa. - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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June 20, 2023
The President spoke when he received the co-founder of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Bill Gates, and the President of the Aliko Dangote Foundation, Aliko Dangote, on Monday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
While saluting the courage and commitment of Bill Gates to working for humanity, he commended the partnership with the Aliko Dangote Foundation.
The President said his administration would do all that is required to make their work in Nigeria and Africa successful, particularly in the area of eradicating polio, measles, malaria, and other diseases from the continent.
He, however, warned about budgetary constraints and other issues around funding.
The President praised Bill Gates’ efforts in the area of climate change and in eradicating polio and malaria in Africa.
Dangote, in his remarks to the media, commended the President for the removal of fuel subsidy, expressing confidence that more state funds would be allocated to education, health, infrastructure, and other critical areas of the economy.


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Nigeria’s Economy: FG To Spend 92% Of 2022 Revenue On Debt Servicing, IMF Projects - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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February 8, 2022
It also estimated last year’s debt servicing-to-revenue ratio at 85.5 per cent.
As at the end of September, 2021, debt-servicing-to-revenue ratio stood at 76 per cent, implying that 76 kobo out of every N1 earned by the government was spent on payment of interest on debts.
IMF’s latest statement estimates the debt-servicing-to-consolidated revenue for 2021 and 2022 at 29 and 32.8 per cent respectively.
It also projects the public debt to grow by 117.8 per cent on a year-on-year basis in 2022, just as inflation is to grow at an average rate of 14.3 per cent.
The report pointed out that insecurity and poor COVID-19 vaccination were major factors challenging the country’s economic growth, stressing that worsening violence and insecurity could also derail recovery.

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Nigeria’s Economy, Other African Countries To Grow By 4.1% Amid Crises – AFDB Projects - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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May 25, 2023
The AfDB President, Akinwumi Adesina, said this while inaugurating the African Economic Outlook, AEO 2023 at the on-going 2023 AfDB Annual Meetings in Sharm El Sheikh.
According to him, the economies on the continent have shown remarkable resilience in spite of the multiple and dynamic shocks it faced. These multiple and dynamic shocks have weighed on Africa’s growth momentum, with growth in real Gross Domestic Product, GDP estimated at 3.8 per cent in 2022.
The AfDB boss attributed the slowed growth on the continent to the tightening global financial conditions, and supply chain disruptions intensified by Russia’s invasion of Ukrain, which subdued global growth.
Also speaking, the AfDB Vice President for Economic Governance and Knowledge, Prof Kelvin Urama, said the deceleration was broad-based, with 31 of the 54 African countries posting weaker growth rates in 2022 relative to 2021.


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Nigeria’S Education Sector: States, Not FG Should Be Blamed For Woes - Osinbajo - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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September 1, 2021
The Vice President spoke, yesterday, in Abuja when he declared open a
two-day forum themed: ‘National Dialogue on Girls: Towards a Girl-
Friendly Nigeria.
The event was jointly organised by the African Child Policy Forum,
ACPF,  Women Arise for Change Initiative and the Africa-Wide
Movement for Children, AMC.
Osinbajo, who identified social and cultural prejudices as some of the
critical problems militating against the girl child in Nigeria, said despite
efforts by the Federal Government to curtail the menace, states and local
governments also have a role to play.
Osinbajo said comparing Nigeria to other countries might be missing the
point, since the Federal Government cannot force other tiers of
government to implement policies and laws without the concurrence of
states and local governments.
Earlier, Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Dame
Pauline Tallen, described the dialogue as a clarion call on government
and well-meaning individuals to support the girl child.

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Nigeria’s Election: Int’l Observer Group Decries Violence - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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February 26, 2019
The Electoral Institute for Sustainable Democracy in Africa,EISA says it is very concerned that after six consecutive elections, electoralviolence remains a feature of Nigeria’s electoral landscape.
The former President of Zambia and leader of the EISAElectoral Observer Mission, EOM  RupiahBandah, said this in Abuja at a media conference on the organisation’spreliminary assessment of the 2019 Presidential and National Assemblyelections.
According to Bandah, the mission observed all Election Day’sprocedures in 54 polling stations in Abuja, Adamawa, Akwa Ibom, Enugu, Kaduna,Kwara and Ondo state.
He said that in elections, security was very important withoperatives playing a role to secure both the processes and the actual votingand enable citizens exercise their democratic right.

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Nigeria’s Election: UK Confirms INEC Results As Authentic - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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February 28, 2019
TheUnited `kingdom Government has confirmed that the results of the presidentialelection as released by the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC wereauthentic.
BritishMinister of State for Africa, Harriet Baldwin said the results were consistentwith the results obtained through the civil society Parallel Vote Tabulationprocess.
Baldwincongratulated President Muhammadu Buhari on securing a second term aspresident.
INECChairman, Mahmood Yakubu, early Wednesday morning, declared President MuhammaduBuhari as the winner of the 23rd February election, with over 15 million votes.His main challenger, Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP,scored over 11, million votes.
But the PDP agent at the collation centre declined to sign the results and later Atiku also rejected the verdict and said he would challenge it in the court.

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Nigeria’s External Debt: DMO Ranks Borno Lowest, Lagos, Kaduna, Edo Highest - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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November 22, 2021
According to the office report released at the end of June, 2021, Borno state is followed by Taraba, Yobe and the FCT in owing the least amount of foreign debts.
It explained that Borno owes 16.70 million dollars; Taraba 20. 59 million dollars; Yobe 25.81 million dollars and the FCT- 29.45 million dollars, while Lagos, Kaduna and Edo with the highest external debt profiles.
The report showed that Lagos owes 1.38 billion dollars; Kaduna 559.50 million dollars and Edo 281.47 million dollars; Cross River 184.60 million dollars; Bauchi 133.69 million dollars; Enugu 124.22 million dollars and Adamawa116.49 million dollars.
It also indicated that Nigeria has an external debt stock of 33.46 billion dollars approximately 13.8 trillion naira, where Federal Government owes 28.91 billion dollars, as the 36 states and the FCT owe a combine amount of 4.55 billion dollars.

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Nigeria’s First Lady Tasks Youths On Nation Building - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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July 24, 2023
She gave the charge at the National Convention of the Youth Wing of the Christian Association of Nigeria, YOWICAN in Abuja, with the title: ‘The role of Christian youths in national building’.
Oluremi, who was represented by the wife of the Chief of Staff to the President, Salamotu Gbajabiamila, said the quantum of challenges confronting Nigeria notwithstanding, the country would reach its full potentials. She also encouraged the youth to emulate and imbibe virtues such as courage, integrity, humility and obedience to God as exhibited by biblical characters who shaped the course of history.
In the sermon, the General Superintendent of Deeper Life Bible Church, Pastor William Folorunsho Kumuyi, also tasked youths to confront the giants currently facing the country. He also harped on the need for youths to first confront lawlessness, corruption, and to rise above false realities. Earlier, the National chairman of the YOWICAN, Belusochukwu Enwere called on youths across the country to imbibe the spirit of determination, discipline and dedication to secure their future


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Nigeria’s Fiscal Crisis Links To Poor Revenue - IMF - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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June 24, 2020
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has identified the major fiscal challenge faced by Nigeria as “its very low revenue” and not its debt burden.
The multilateral lender maintained that low revenue had accounted for low debt-servicing capacity and poor funding of critical sectors of the economy including health, education and social welfare.
It put Nigeria’s public debt stock average at 29 per cent of its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) as of the end of last year compared to the emerging and developing market average, standing at 53 per cent of GDP.
The 29 per cent, according to the Fund, encompasses not only government’s debt but also the entire public sector liabilities like the Central Bank of Nigeria’s overdraft and the Asset Management of Nigeria’s debt among others.
Jesmin Rahman, IMF’s Mission Chief and Senior Resident Representative for Nigeria, made the observations on Tuesday at a webinar organised by the Nigeria Economic Summit Group, Fiscal Policy Roundtable and Tax Investment and Competitiveness Policy Commission.
“The first vulnerability comes from having very low level of fiscal revenues. Total revenue at seven per cent of GDP is less than half of sub-Saharan Africa’s average and far lower than the average in oil exporting countries.
“It is also lower than the minimum threshold of 12 per cent, which is considered necessary for governments to provide an enabling and growth-enhancing role. Interest payments take up a large share of revenues, leaving little resources for everything else.”
“When we do our in-depth analysis, public debt is projected to reach about 37 per cent of GDP this year and remains roughly around that level in the medium term,” she said.
Rahman affirmed that the IMF conducted different stress scenarios in its debt sustainability analysis and public debt did not exceed 50 per cent of GDP in all the scenarios.
“So, I will not say that public debt is having a crisis or that public debt is extremely high. It is really a revenue issue; very low and volatile revenue is what poses a lot of fiscal risks and there are sizable financing risks in the next 12 months,” she added.
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She recommended that Nigeria scale down its risk perception significantly in order to keep borrowing costs low.
Rahman stressed the importance of expanding Nigeria’s revenue, suggesting that strategies should be deployed the number of registered voters commensurate with the percentage of active tax payers, which she said was low.
Similarly, she enjoined government to perfect revenue administration reforms, cut tax exemptions and build trust in public institutions in order to boost tax morale.
“Taxes are contracts between the government and citizens, where payment is in return for services. As such, the perception of public institutions, services and accountability are very important.
“Worldwide and in sub-Saharan Africa, countries that rank the highest in controlling corruption and (having) good governance are also the ones with higher tax morale and collection. Fiscal transparency and accountability are very important.”


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Nigeria’s flying eagles on tuesday staged a protest over their unpaid match bonuses and allowances at the u-20 world cup in poland. - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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The Paul Aigbogun side crashed out of the tournament following their 2-1 loss to Senegal in the round of 16 at the Lodz stadium on Monday.
Report has it that after the game that the team was scheduled to travel back to Nigeria on Tuesday but refused to leave their hotel rooms until their outstanding bonuses were paid.
After pleas from the officials of the team in Poland, the players agreed to fly to Warsaw, for their journey home on Tuesday.
It was also gathered that players based in England, Italy, Norway and Sweden were handed air tickets to return to their respective base, while the remaining players returned on wednesday.
This is not the first time a Nigerian team will protest over unpaid bonuses at an international competition.
At the 2004 Africa Women’s Cup of Nations  in South Africa, the Super Falcons refused to board their flight home in protest over unpaid match bonuses, after winning the continental title.


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Nigeria’s GDP Improves By 3.11% In Q1 2022- NBS - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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The NBS said this showed a higher growth rate compared to the corresponding period of 2021.
This is according to the Nigerian Gross Domestic Product Report for 1 quarter and 2 quarter of 2022 released by the NBS in Abuja.
The report said that growth in 2 quarter 2022 remained positive at 3.54 per cent, though lower compared to the growth rats recorded in 2 quarter of 2021 at 5.01 per cent.

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Nigeria’s Inflation Rate Hits 22.04% In March 2023 — NBS - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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April 18, 2023
The National Bureau of Statistics, made this known in its Consumer Price Index, CPI and Inflation Report for March 2023 in Abuja.
According to the report, the figure is 0.13 percent points higher compared to the 21.91 percent recorded in February 2023.
It explained that on a year-on-year basis, the headline inflation rate in March 2023 was 6.13 percent higher than the rate recorded in March 2022 at 15.92 percent.
The report said the contributions of items on the divisional level to the increase in the Headline Index are food and non-alcoholic beverages, at 11.42 percent and housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuel at 3.69 percent.
Others are clothing and footwear at 0.69 percent; transport at 1.43 percent; furnishings, household equipment and maintenance at 1.11 percent and education at 0.87 percent and health at 0.66 percent.


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Nigeria’s National Park Service To Mitigate Effects Of Climate Change - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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April 14, 2022
Okeyoyin said this at Lafia, Nasarawa state, during the sensitisation on the establishment of the 10 new national parks and inauguration of the 18 man transition committee for the takeoff of Marhai National Park.
He said the Federal Government was committed to resolve conservation activities and to increase the amount of forest cover under protective management.
He noted that the National Park Service was fully aware of the devastating effects of unwholesome environmental practices and therefore was committed to checkmate them.
He commended the Nasarawa Commissioner for Environment; Yakubu Kwanta whom he said had been very helpful in ensuring that the designated park transited smoothly.


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Nigeria’s National Parks To Acquire Helicopter For Its Operations – CG - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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August 16, 2022
Goni said this in Abuja during the two-day 2022 World Ranger Day celebration.
The event is marked annually every July 31, to appreciate and commend rangers who have laid down their lives during their line of duty.
The Conservator General commended rangers for their sustenance of the national parks assuring that the park officials would soon be trained by the Nigerian Army on the job to enhance performances.
Goni said that the laws of the national parks are effectively observed and expressed satisfaction over the World Ranger Day celebration.


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Nigeria’s Non-Oil Revenue Grew Above Target By 15.7% — Minister Of Finance - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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November 25, 2021
Zainab made this known virtually at the Institute of Directors 2021 Annual Directors Conference which held physically and virtually in Abuja.
The two-day event is with theme: “Creating the Future: Deepening the Corporate Governance Practice through Multi-Sectoral and Multi-Generational Collaborations”.
She said the development was in line with President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration commitment to further diversifying the Nigerian economy away from oil.
The minister noted that Nigeria was showing resilience in recovery from recession from the ravages of the Coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic which brought challenges to global economies.

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Nigeria’s Out-Of-School Children Now 20.2m, Says UNESCO - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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September 2, 2022
It added that a new and improved methodology used to arrive at the latest figures, said there are 244 million children and youth between the ages of six and 18 worldwide who are still out of school.
The statistics also showed that India, Nigeria and Pakistan have the highest figures for out-of-school children globally.
The Nigeria figures have fluctuated between 10.5 million and around 15 million for more than a decade, with the situation growing worse due to the degenerating security situation.
UNESCO announced the figures in a statement by a media specialist, with the Global Education Monitoring Report, GEM Dafalia Dimitra, which is developed by an independent team and published by UNESCO.
The global organisation also explained that the team developing the report “has the official mandate of monitoring progress in meeting the Sustainable Development Goal on education, SDG 4.
According to the Director of the UNESCO Institute for Statistics, Silvia Montoya, efficient use of the available data is important to address the gaps towards achieving the fourth goal of the SDGs.

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Nigeria’s Output Close To 1.7m BPD -Kyari. - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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Kyari spoke in Lagos at the weekend at a stakeholders’ engagement between the Nigerian Association of Petroleum Explorationists (NAPE) and the NNPC.
On May 14, the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) said Nigeria’s average daily crude oil production rose to 1.28 million bpd in April.
According to Kyari, Nigeria has the potential to produce two million barrels per day but “it is not possible today”.
He said this is due to oil theft and pipeline vandalism in the Niger Delta region.
Kyari said there is a need to fight insecurity in the oil and gas sector to increase output.


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Nigeria’s Outstanding Performance At AI Competition In Dubai Excites FEC - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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November 7, 2019
Ministerof Communications and Digital Economy Isa Pantami has presented  to the Federal Executive Council FEC,  notes on Nigeria’s outstanding performance atthe Gulf Technology Exhibition Competition GITEX in Dubai, United ArabEmirates.
Pantamialso briefed State House correspondents after the FEC meeting presided over byVice President Yemi Osinbajo at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
Hesaid that GITEX was an annual event where exhibitions and competitions wereorganised in Dubai.
Theminister said it was the largest Information Communications Technology ICTevent in Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Middle East.
Accordingto him, the event is a very strategic one aimed at promoting technology.
Hesaid that countries attended the event and showcased their intellectualcapacity, their startups, the potential they had and the young innovators theywere grooming.

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Nigeria’s Polls: U.S. Stands With International Community — Embassy - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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February 17, 2019
The United State says it fully supports the decisionof the heads of ECOWAS and other international missions on the postponement ofthe election in Nigeria.
In a statement in Abuja, the U.S. Embassy in Nigeriaencouraged Nigerians to support the Independent Electoral Commission INEC toconduct free, fair, peaceful and credible elections.
The heads of the international observation missionsin Nigeria had in a statement earlier urged INEC to strictly adhere to the newdates it scheduled for the general elections.
The heads of the various missions also called onNigerians to continue to remain calm and supportive of the electoral process asINEC worked to implement its new timeline.
They encouraged INEC to provide regular updates andinformation to the public on its preparations in the coming days and weeks toenhance confidence and trust in the process.
They also expressed continued solidarity withNigerians in their desire for credible and peaceful elections, adding that theywould continue to closely observe preparations across the country.

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Nigeria’s Precious Wonah Breaks Record With 100 Board Game Plays - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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December 24, 2019
Nigerian board game reviewer, Precious Wonah has played a record-breaking 100 board games in less than a year.
Reports say that thismakes Wonah the first known Nigerian to have achieved the feat in the boardgame industry.
Wonah, known professionallyas Boardgame Presh, is a game tutor at Nigeria’s first board games-only café,NIBCARD Games café and started the journey in April.
Wonah said shediscovered her uncanny talent for learning games fast and being able to teachothers to play with simple terms.
According to her, itis a hobby and the best part is that her love for board games has drawn othersto the industry.
She said she hadplayed 100 board games, including ‘Splendor’, ‘Azul’, ‘Machi Koro’, ‘Homia’,‘Safe Journi’, ‘Luku Luku’.
The board gamereviewer also said that she played and reviewed ‘Sherriff of Nottingham’, ‘WanWan Touch’, ‘Code names’ and ‘Stone Age

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Nigeria's Problems Beyond Gov't Capacity – Soyinka - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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July 15, 2019
Nobel Laurette, Professor WoleSoyinka has once again called for a national summit to address some of thesocioeconomic and political challenges facing the country, saying that thecurrent challenges are beyond the capacity of the government in power.
Soyinka who spoke while playing host to some students on his 85th birthday celebration stated that more is expected from the government in tackling issues that affect the populace.
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He also called for an indaba or anational conference where all these challenges could be addressed for the goodof all, making reference to security threats posed by cattle herders.
They need to confront this nation asa habitation of human beings where very serious issues like economy, security,health, even threats of secession come up every day and convoke at the sametime, a national conference, what I call an Indaba across all section which wewill all meet and debate everything, including the economy of this nation.


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Nigeria’s Problems Have Defied Cosmetic Solutions - IBB - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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February 9, 2022
He, therefore, called for the country to take the appropriate turn to
salvage the country, including enthroning competent and patriotic
leaders who are ready to make sacrifices today for the country to have a
better future.
IBB, who received the national chairman of the Peoples Democratic
Party, PDP, Dr Iyorcha Ayu, at his uphill residence in Minna, said the
present generation must make sacrifices today for the sake of tomorrow.
The former Nigeria military leader said he was aware that the challenges
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Nigeria’s Public Debt Stock Hits N42trn - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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September 20, 2022
According to a statement obtained from DMO’s website today, the total debt represents the domestic and external debt stocks of the Federal Government, the 36 State Governments and the Federal Capital Territory FCT.
It, however, said that while the foreign component of the debt remained at the same level of 16.61 trillion naira, the local component increased to 26.23 trillion naira.
The local component of the country’s borrowings was 24,98 trillion naira as at March 30.
The DMO said that a larger percentage of the external debts were concessional and semi-concessional loans.
It said that the total public Debt-to-GDP ratio remained within limits, at 23.06 per cent, while Debt-Service-to-Revenue was still high.

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Nigeria’s Rising Debt, A Major Concern – NESG, FDC - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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February 3, 2020
The Nigerian Economic Summit Group, NESG and the Financial Derivatives Company Limited, FDC, led by a foremost economist, Bismarck Rewane has raised worries over the country’s high debt level.
Rewane, is a member of the EconomicAdvisory Council, which was constituted by the President Muhammadu Buhari inSeptember last year.
The Debt Management Office, DMO, hadlast month said the nation’s total public debt rose to twenty-two-point-twotrillion naira as of September 2019, from twenty-five-point-seven trillionnaira in the same period of 2018.
Rewane and other analysts said intheir latest bi-monthly Economic and Business update that the country’s debthad grown by two-hundred-and-fourteen-point-nine-zero percent over the past sixyears, from eight-point-three-two trillion naira in June 2013 totwenty-six-point-two trillion naira as of September 2019.
According to the report, Nigeria isin need of infrastructure development to boost the economy, but a litany ofconstraints has prohibited it from attaining the necessary level of investment,despite its significant borrowing.

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Nigeria’s Stability Is Traditional Rulers Priority – Sultan - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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December 10, 2019
The Chairman, Northern Traditional Rulers Council and the Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammed Sa’ad Abubakar, says the stability of Nigeria remains the top prioritNigeria’s Stability Is Traditional Rulers Priority – Sultany of traditional rulers in the region. He made the remarks at the opening of the 6th General Assembly of the Northern Traditional Rulers Council in Kaduna.
The Sultan said asleaders at the grassroots, the traditional rulers have much at stake inensuring peace and stability in the country and will continue to advisegovernment at all levels. He stressed that the traditional institution was notin conflict with the government, but working as partners to enhance nationalunity, growth and development.
In his remark,Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State, who was represented by his Deputy,Hadiza Balarabe said the meeting is coming at a time government was workingwith security agencies to maintain peace. He called on the traditional rulersto encourage youths in their communities to identify with governmentpolicies geared towards improving their standard of living anddevelopment.
In his message, theSecretary to the Government of the Federation Boss Mustapha reiteratedgovernment commitments to addressing security challenges in Nigeria. He urgedthe traditional rulers to come up with new solutions to the challenges ofinsecurity in the country.

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Nigeria’s Stolen Oil; NEITI Says Metering Can Reduce Volume - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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October 8, 2019
The Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, NEITI has said that Nigeria could reduce the volume of oil stolen from her shores.
NEITIinsisted on, and installing adequate metering infrastructures at various oilproduction fields and flow stations in the oil-rich Niger-Delta.
It explainedat a workshop on metering infrastructure in Nigeria’s oil industry, that thecountry is perhaps the only oil producing dominion where internationaloperators determined her daily oil production volume.
The NEITIExecutive Secretary, Waziri Adio who was speaking at the workshop stated thatexperts in the industry has said the country’s oil metering infrastructure wasadequate, but the agency believed it was not, and decided to commission a studyon the level of capability of the infrastructure.

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NILDS Urges 12 States To Pass Local Gov’t Autonomy Bill Into Law - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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February 3, 2023
NILDS Director-General, Abubakar Sulaiman, made the call in Abuja at a capacity building workshop for Clerks and Deputy Clerks, Directors of Legal Department of 36 State Houses of Assembly.
Suleiman congratulated participants at the workshop for their determination and commitment in facilitating consideration and passage of some of the 1999 Constitution Alteration Bills, which have been transmitted to President Muhammadu Buhari for assent.
He, however, said that the two related Bills stand at the very core of Nigeria’s democracy, adding that Nigerians have a solemn patriotic duty to the country to ensure their passage into law.

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NIM Charges 300 Inducted Armed Officers On Managerial Competence - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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July 12, 2023
President, NIM, Christiana Atako, said this during the institute’s induction of the 300 officers under the Executive Training for Membership Admission programme in Lagos.
Atako said the programme which started 12 years ago had continued to deepen the professional management skills of the beneficiaries.
She said that as professional manager, the armed men were expected to show commitment to upholding the standards enshrined in the institute’s code.
Atako stated that their membership of the institute provided the opportunity to develop and continuously update the acquired skills and knowledge critical to function as professional managers.


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NIM President Urges FG Tackle Infrastructure Deficit, Insecurity, Policy Inconsistency - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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August 15, 2019
TheNigerian Institute of Management, NIM has urged the Federal Government toaddress the nation’s infrastructure deficit, security issues and policyinconsistency.
Theinstitute’s President, Iyanda Olukunle said at a news briefing in Lagos thatthese were the root causes of unemployment in the country.
Theexpert said that the country should adopt a structure that would allow eachconstituency unit to adopt its peculiarities without compromising nationalinterest.
Iyandaurged the government to invest more in building the education and knowledgecapacity of citizens, demonetise politics toward attracting credible peoplewith national interests into the governance space.
Hesaid that doing this would address issues of ethnicity, disharmony, suspicions,unrest and insecurity that had affected development of the country.$��P��n�WT


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NIMASA: Agency Donates Flood Relief Materials To Kano, Reaffirms Commitment - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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May 21, 2019
TheNigerian Maritime Administration and safety Agency, NIMASA has reaffirmed itscommitment in rendering assistance to victims of flood and other naturaldisasters living in different camps spread across the six geopolitical zones inthe country.
TheDirector General of NIMASA, Dakuku Peterside made this known in Kano whilepresenting food and other relief materials to the Kano State Government.
Dakukuwho was represented by the Deputy Director and Head of Financial Services,Olamide Odusanya presented the food items and other materials to Kano StateGovernment on behalf of the Director for onward distribution to flood victimsand internally displaced persons in the state.
Presentingthe materials to the Kano State Executive Secretary of the State EmergencyManagement Agency, Ali Bashir Nikkel, the Director noted that the agency wouldvigorously pursue the improvement of welfare of Nigerians.
Whilereceiving the materials on behalf of Kano State Government, Nikkel, commendedthe efforts of the NIMASA and acknowledged the importance and timeliness of thegesture.


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Nimasa: Agency Generate N22.9bn In 2018, Proposes N112.1bn For 2019 Budget - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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May 15, 2019
The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency NIMASA says it generated over 22.9 billion naira to the consolidated revenue fund in 2018.
According to the Director General of the agency, Dakuku Peterside, this is the highest ever contribution coming from NIMASA from its inception till date.
Peterside, who said this when he appeared before the Senate Committee on Marine and Transport in Abuja, said NIMASA proposed 112.1 billion naira for the 2019 fiscal year.
He said the agency, in the year 2019, would be focusing on closing out all ongoing projects.
The agency boss said NIMASA would continue to give priority attention to maritime security which has been a challenge for some time.
Peterside told the committee that the agency did not want the country to be known as hot spot of piracy which is the challenge we are facing now.
As part of its effort, he said the agency would host a global conference on maritime security in the country in October to get the world to focus on the Gulf of Guinea.


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NIMASA: Appeal Court Sets Aside 57 Million Dollars Awarded To NLNG - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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March 29, 2019
TheCourt of Appeal, Lagos Division on Friday set aside a 57 million dollarsjudgement which a Federal High Court awarded to Nigeria LNG Limited, NLNGagainst the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Security Agency, NIMASA.
AFederal High Court had in October 2017 said that NLNG was right in its refusalto pay levies demanded by NIMASA and that all such payments already made byNLNG to NIMASA should be refunded.
Deliveringthe judgement, Justice M.B Idris said NIMASA was wrong in blocking the Bonnyfor the purpose of enforcing the payments against NLNG.
Butthe Court of Appeal, in Lagos, Justice Mohammed Lawal Garba Friday set asidethe judgement, saying that the case should be retried before another FederalHigh Court Judge.


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NIMASA, Customs Agree Modalities On Deep Blue Project Assets Delivery - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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October 8, 2021
Director General, NIMASA Bashir Jamoh, made this known in a statement, signed by the agency’s Assistant Director, Public Relations Edward Osagie.
Jamoh said that the agreement was reached in a meeting between him and Comptroller General of the Nigerian Customs Service, Hameed Ali, in Abuja.
He appreciated the Comptroller General for the efforts to clear the Deep Blue Project assets still at the ports.
Jamoh urged the Customs to share information and capacity with the Agency to ensure successful implementation of the project.

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NIMASA DG Lists Incentives To Boost Nigeria’s Maritime Sector - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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October 29, 2021
Jamo made this known during his presentation on “Maritime Safety Administration and the Growth of the Nigerian Economy in the 21st Century’’ at a seminar organized by the Bureau of Public Service Reforms BPSRs, in Abuja.
He was represented by Director Maritime Safety, NIMASA Olu Aladenusi.
According to him, NIMASA has been modernising and reforming the Nigerian Ship Registry to support national tonnage growth and fleet development.
He said besides flag protection, the government has provided several incentives for Nigerian flagged vessels.
Jamoh said recent developments being pursued by the agency included an MoU with Maritime Academy India to provide sea time for cadets trained by the Agency, Nigerian Seafarer’s Development Programme NSDP and the training of seafarers.

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NIMASA DG Urges FG To Harness Agriculture, Solid Minerals For Growth - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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March 3, 2022
Jamoh, made the call at the NIMASA Special Day at the ongoing 43 Kaduna International trade fair.
The Director-General, represented by Deputy Director Shipping Promotion of the agency, Francis Odukuye, said that there was palpable optimism that these sectors could become a major player in the economy.
Jamoh also urged the federal government to provide support that will induce greater effectiveness and efficient entrepreneurs and investors in converting the numerous opportunities in harnessing agriculture and minerals resources and related economic activities.
In his remarks, the President of the Kaduna Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture KADCCIMA, Suleiman Aliyu said NIMASA plays a key role in facilitating trade activities between Nigeria and other counties in the world.


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NIMASA, NCC Partner On Submarine Cable Regulation - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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March 27, 2023
This is contained in a statement by the Director General of NIMASA, Bashir Jamoh, who chaired the meeting, saying that the agency was committed to ease of doing business while implementing International Conventions which Nigeria had ratified and domesticated.
He noted that with Nigeria now a destination for global communication players, the time had come to prevent unregulated underwater cable laying, which may become hazardous to shipping. And that collaboration was a key component of ease of doing business in the best interest of the country.
In his remarks, Executive Vice Chairman of NCC, Umar Danbatta, say that the stakeholders’ dialogue strategy adopted by NIMASA in developing the guidelines would ensure a win-win situation.


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NIMASA Poised To Support Police In Combating Maritime Crimes – D-G - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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December 9, 2021
According to a statement by Special Assistant to the director general Ubon Essien, which was released in Port Harcourt, Jamoh gave the assurance at a meeting with the Inspector General of Police, Usman Baba in Abuja.
He promised to extend the ongoing collaboration between NIMASA and other security agencies under the Deep Blue Project to the marine unit of the police in areas of capacity building and provision of patrol support.
Jamoh noted that there had been a reduction in piracy attacks in the blue waters, as confirmed by notable international bodies, including the International Maritime Organisation IMO and International Maritime Bureau IMB.
The director-general stressed the need for enhanced policing of the nation’s brown waters.

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NIMASA Starts Vessels’ Digital Manifest Management At Ports - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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January 4, 2022
The Director-General of the agency, Bashir Jamoh, stated this  in a statement signed by Edward Osagie, Assistant Director Public Relations, NIMASA, in Lagos.
Jamoh said that the physical transactions concerning Sailing Certificates and cargo manifest processing are being phased out completely.
He urged the stakeholders to fully embrace the agency’s initiative by visiting the NIMASA portal.
He said that the automation was aimed at reducing human interaction, improve efficiency and block revenue leakages.
He noted that at present, the authority had ensured that the process of submitting and processing manifests was reduced from 72 hours to five hours for Very Large Crude Carriers and larger container vessels.

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NIMASA Tops Chart In Port, Flag State Control - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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July 3, 2019
In the continuedpursuit of its mission of staying ahead of the game in maritime administration,the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA has topped thechart on Port and Flag State Control in the West and Central Africa Sub-Region.
NIMASA outranked othermaritime regulators in the region in the inspection of vessels calling atNigeria’s ports, according to the latest report by the Abuja Memorandum ofUnderstanding on Port State Control for West and Central Africa Region,otherwise known as Abuja MoU.
Abuja MoU is the apexregional treaty on port control.
Speaking on the feat,the Director-General of NIMASA, Dakuku Peterside, said it was part of thefruits of recent reforms initiated by the Agency and deliberate investment inenforcement equipment.
The Abuja MoU, led bythe Secretary-General, Mrs. Mfon Usoro, stated in the report that Nigeriadominated in detailed inspection of vessels, with 13 exercises out of the total14 carried out in the continent in 2018. The report commended the country’senforcement drive.
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NIMC Collaborates With NIS On National Identification Number - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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September 19, 2019
TheNational Identity Management Commission, NIMC, says it is collaborating withthe Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) to prevent foreigners from enrolling asNigerians in the National Identity Scheme.
NIMCDirector General, Aliyu Aziz stated this speaking with Newsmen in Abuja onThursday.
Hesaid that the NIS officials have been helpful, especially in enrollment centreswithin the border communities across the country.
Azizsaid foreigners residing in the country are allowed to register, notinghowever, that their registration does not cover citizenship.
Heexpressed confidence that the registration would assist in resolving identityand security issues bedevilled the country.
He,however, said that NIMC is faced with challenges of power and internet servicessupply in enrolling people in rural communities where electricity and networkare still issues.

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